Here in the UK the majority of folk pop out their babies at the local general, gag on the powdered mash and get turfed out the next day.

But not so in Hollywood.

Across the pond the rich and famous receive their maternity care in the lap of luxury, with Los Angeles' Cedars Sinai Medical Centre giving Chateau Marmont a run for its money in the celeb-spotting stakes.

But perhaps what the hospital is best known for is its deluxe maternity suites where everyone from the Kardashians to the Beckhams and Britney Spears have paid top dollar to have their babies delivered in the lap of luxury.

From welcome packs with nappies - and wine! - to gourmet dining and 'secret tunnels', no expense is spared in making sure the little one arrives in the manner to which they will very soon become accustomed.

Where is Cedars Sinai Medical Centre?

Never did a hospital look so pretty (Image: FameFlynet)

The sprawling 24-acre complex sits on Beverly Boulevard, right next to the affluent Beverly Hills neighbourhood of Los Angeles.

With 958 beds, the hospital-to-the-stars employs more than 2,000 physicians and 10,000 staff.

It's come a long way since its beginnings as a free 12-bed facility in a Victorian town house in downtown LA.

After being renamed Cedars of Lebanon, it moved into an art deco building on Fountain Avenue near the Paramount studio, where its location meant it became a magnet for the movie stars.

It occupies prime real estate next to Beverly Hills (Image: Splash)

Screen legend Marilyn Monroe famously had her appendix removed there in 1952, taping a note to her abdomen begging surgeons not to leave a big scar.

In 1962 it merged with the Mount Sinai Home for the Incurables and moved to its current sought-after location.

How much are the private birthing suites?

For those with a spare £2,000 kicking about, you can buy one night in a deluxe maternity suites and deliver your child in what could easily be mistaken for a five-star hotel room.